hello
An expression used to greet people.
Patois: Hail up, wah yuh up to?
English: Hello, what are you up to?
All fruits ripe , Babylon , Backside , Bad like yaz ,
The Rastafarian language is actually much easier to learn than Jamaican Patois because it’s mostly a play on English words (e.g. “overstand” for “understand”,“downpress” for “oppress”,“ I-ditate” for “meditate” etc…) rather than being an entirely separate dialect as with Jamaican Patois.
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Patois: Hail up mi princess, mi ah gwan easy
English: Hello my princess, I am fine.
Babylon , Ball head , Blessed , Bobo dread ,
Hi or Hello
To greet someone.
Patois: Wah mek yuh neva hail up Robert wen yuh pass him?
English: Why didn’t you say hi to Robert when you passed him?
All fruits ripe , Babylon , Backside , Bad like yaz ,
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